378th Auction

GREAT BRITAIN - GREECE: 1863, unpaid entire letter from "LONDON DE 7 63" via Aachen and Trieste to Patras, here franked with consecutive printings 80 l. in horizontal pair and 10 l. and taxed with "170" Lepta in red crayon to be paid by the recipient, very fine

GREAT BRITAIN - GREECE, 1865, entire letter from Manchester to Syros, franked with 1862/64, 1 sh. green, tied by barred "498"; adjacent blue "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO". (SG 90)

GREAT BRITAIN - GREECE, 1868, entire letter from "CARDIFF DE 14 68" to Athens, franked with 1865/67, 4 d. vermilion and 6 d. lilac; adjacent blue "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO". (SG 95,97)

GREAT BRITAIN - IONIAN ISLANDS, 1851, letter sheet from London (9.1.) to Corfu, franked with embossed issued 1 shilling green, cut to shape, and 1841, 1 d. red-brown in strip of 3, cut in at left, otherwise good to large margins, tied by numeral "1" with adjacent "ANGL. CALAIS" and rare blue Corfu tax mark "d/5/3/8". On reverse transit marks of Feldkirch, Verona and Trieste and arrival mark (24.1.). The strip 1 d. with crease at left, where originally applied around the edge of the cover, otherwise fine. A very scarce and unusual entire. (SG 54/55,8/9)

GREAT BRITAIN (IRELAND) - IONIAN ISLANDS, 1855, cover from "STROKESTOWN NO 26 1855" to Corfu, franked with embossed issued 1 shilling green, cut into at top, otherwise good margins, tied by numeral "417" with adjacent red "AUS ENGLAND PER AACHEN FRANCO" and Corfu arrival mark. In Germany marked with "3¼" silbergroschen for the conveyance from Trieste to Corfu. A fine letter with scarce destination.(SG 54/55)

GREAT BRITAIN - TURKISK EMPIRE: 1857, registered lettersheet from Manchester via Aachen and Trieste to Constantinople, franked with 1855/57, 2 copies 1 d. pale rose (emergency printing May/June 1857), 2 d. blue, 6 d. pale lilac and 1 sh. green, tied by barred "498"; several register marks including boxed "TRIEST Recommandirt" on reverse. The postage consists of 3 sgr. each British and German postage, 1 sgr. Belgian transit, 4¼ sgr. postage beyond Trieste and 5 sgr. British- and 2 sgr. German registration fee (total 18¼ sgr. = 1sh. 10 pence). Stamps with some mostly unobtrusive faults, still fine and very attractive. The earliest recorded registered cover from England to the Levante bearing stamps. Certificate Louis BPP (2012) (SG 34,38,70,72)
Provenance: Maurice Burrus (Robson Lowe 1963)